Fire destroy shops in Warri

An inferno allegedly triggered by a welding work, on Sunday raized down eight furniture shops and a canteen, opposite Federal Government College, Warri.

According to eye witnesses, the blaze started few minutes past 9:00 am, when spark from a burglary proof being installed  at the front of the canteen by a welder, ignited inflammable items such as gas cooker, gallon of fuel and deep freezer.

But for the quick response by the Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Comrade Agbateyiniro Weyinmi Isaac, who called Men of the Delta State Fire Service and NPA Delta Port Fire Service, the blaze, which also burnt BEDC cables along the road, would have spread to other structures along the axis.

One of the victims, Yakubu Sani, who was apparently in shock , said his industrial machine worth five hundred and fifty thousand naira ( N550,000.00) four sets of chairs and other valuables, were completely destroyed by the fire.

The account, was not different from his fellow furniture makers, who received the distress calls.